Teaching Artist
Miguel Limon is Chicago-based arts educator and cultural worker. They grew up on the Southeast Side of Chicago, where their grandfather worked as a migrant laborer in the steel mills. Their work explores the intersection of art, education, and social justice, drawing on themes of memory, environmental justice, and cultural heritage.
Miguel is particularly interested in activating archives, memory, and migrant narratives through photography, printmaking, and social practice art. Their projects often examine the histories of migrant labor in Chicago and the use of print media as a tool for community engagement and activism. Their recent works include address Mexican-American labor histories and environmental justice on the far southeast side.
Miguel has experience in arts and museum education, having taught and led programs at the University of Chicago, SAIC @ Homan Square, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, and more. They hold an BS in Education from DePaul University and MA in Museum and Exhibition Studies from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Limon has shown work at Mana Contemporary, the Design Museum of Chicago, John David Mooney Foundation, and others. They hav received recognition from 3Arts, the Aperture Foundation, the Puffin Foundation, Luminarts Foundation, and others.
Website:
miguellimon.xyz
Classes by this Artist:
May 28 | Risography 101 (4 Hours)
June 9 | Risography 101 (4 Hours)
June 20 | Risography Explorations (4 Weeks)
June 21 | Risography 101 (4 Hours)
Kristen is Vice President, Corporate Affairs for Mars Food North America, one of the largest U.S. manufacturers of rice products, and serves as a member of the business’s management team. Kristen is responsible for public relations, public affairs, strategic business communications, consumer care and crisis management to drive the company’s reputation by delivering on its purpose— Better Food Today. A Better World Tomorrow. through a portfolio of iconic brands, like Ben’s Original and Seeds of Change. In her free time, Kristen enjoys practicing Pilates and making meals – often experimenting with new recipes when entertaining friends and family!
Email: boardofdirectors@spudnikpress.org
Anders Zanichkowsky came to Chicago in 2019 after getting their MFA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison where they concentrated in printmaking and religious art & studies. They are an interdisciplinary artist who also works in papermaking, textiles, neon, video, poetry, and performance, and they are the owner of Burial Blankets, weaving custom shrouds for green burial that are meant for enjoyment and reflection during life. In 2016 Anders was an artist in residence with The Arctic Circle sailing expedition in Svalbard, and their work has been shown across the U.S. and abroad including The Wisconsin Film Festival and the Ukranian Institute of Modern Art. Anders has taught all ages and backgrounds with a focus on printmaking, drawing, and DIY-style professional development for working artists, including while on staff at Spudnik from 2019 – 2021.
Website:
www.anderszanichkowsky.com
Classes by this Artist:
January 26 | Screenprinting on Fabric and Paper (1 Day)
February 2 | Intro to Monotype Printing (4 Weeks)
February 17 | Monotype Printing 101 (1 Day)
March 1 | Professional Practices for Artists (4 Weeks, Online)
March 30 | Screenprinting on Fabric and Paper (1 Day)
February 25 | 6-Week Printmaking Bootcamp (Sundays and Fridays)
March 19 | Monotype Printing 101 (1 Day)
September 26 | Professional Practices for Artists (VIRTUAL)
September 24 | Monotype Printing 101 (1 Day)
October 23 | Administrative Essentials for Artists (VIRTUAL)
October 22 | Intro to Monotype Printing (4 Weeks)
November 7 | De-Mystifying Grants, Residencies, Exhibitions (VIRTUAL)
December 5 | Artist Self-Promotion & Communications (VIRTUAL)
October 27 | Screenprinting on Paper (1 Day)
December 7-8 | WEEKEND INTENSIVE: Monotype Printing (2 Days)
November 24 | Screenprinting on Paper (1 Day)
November 21 | Monotype Printing 101 (1 Day)
January 23 | Monotype Printing 101 (1 Day)
January 30 | Writing Your Artist Statement, Bio, and CV (VIRTUAL)
February 13 | De-Mystifying Grants, Residencies, Exhibitions (VIRTUAL)
February 15-16 | Weekend Intensive: Monotype Printing (2 Days)
March 27 | Self-Promotion & Communications for Artists (VIRTUAL)
March 15 | Monotype Printing 101 (1 Day)
March 16 | Screenprinting Refresher & Authorization (4 Hours)
April 17 | Monotype Printing 101 (1 Day)
May 27 | Monotype Printing 101 (4 Hours)
Studio Technician
Avery Johnson is known for her sharp wit and eccentric fashion taste. She is originally from Los Angeles, CA and currently resides in Chicago, IL. Avery received her BFA in printmaking from Washington University in St. Louis, and has since worked in both commercial silkscreen and as a fine art printmaker at Island Press. Avery is a process-focused maker who frequently uses self-portraiture and dances between the mediums of print, photo, and moving image. In 2018 she founded The Punish Babies Art Collective where she continues to collaborate with artists around the country to organize shows, publications, and public art projects.
Chris Perzan is currently Vice President, Environment and Sustainability at a Chicago manufacturer and has also worked at the city, state and national level as Environmental Counsel. He has a wealth of experience working with Chicago arts based, non-profit organizations and became familiar with Spudnik helping with their strategic plan and, as a result, in 2022 he joined the Spudnik Board of Directors. In his spare time, he is an amateur visual artist in painting and sculpture.
Email: boardofdirectors@spudnikpress.org
My artistic practice is a tool to process and attempt to understand the world around me utilizing repetitive action as a form of meditation. I have an academic background in philosophy and a professional background in journalism, and both of those influences are evident in my visual work. Pieces typically start as questions about or attempts to understand a place I’ve been or experience I’ve had. Image and text are then combined and layered into a visual meditation, and serve to catalogue the experience and whatever feelings it evoked without attempting to make any solid determination about what it meant.
Mariah joined Spudnik Press as a teaching artists in our inaugural 2022 Teaching Artist Cohort.
Website:
www.mariahellenart.com
Serena Hocharoen is experimenting with installations, meals, mixtapes, zines, and toys for curiosity and storytelling. Her practice is about diasporic restlessness: harnessing the destabilization powers of dreaming, care, and gathering for survival and healing.
She holds an MFA in Printmaking from Tyler School of Art and Architecture, and a BA in Studio Art and Chemistry from Grinnell College. Her work has been exhibited at venues like Cherry Street Pier, Asian Arts Initiative in Philadelphia, and Public Space 1 in Iowa City. She likes to bike, carve spoons, attend potlucks, and sew quilts.
Serena joined Spudnik Press as a teaching artists in our inaugural 2022 Teaching Artist Cohort.
Website:
serenahocharoen.fish
Millicent Kennedy’s art practice collaborates with materials and time through performance, fiber, and print. The themes explored in her work often pivot on the tension between labor, and impermanence.
Kennedy serves as the Curator of Exhibitions at the Fine Arts Center Gallery in Northeastern Illinois University and teaches classes and workshops in and around Chicago, where her studio is located.
She received her MFA from Northern Illinois University where she was awarded the Helen Merritt Fellowship. She’s received solo exhibitions from Belong Gallery, SXU Art Gallery, Roman Susan and Parlour and Ramp.
Millicent joined Spudnik Press as a teaching artists in our inaugural 2022 Teaching Artist Cohort.
Website:
www.millicentkennedy.com
